Worlds within Worlds | Works from the Collection of Peter Petrou
Worlds within Worlds | Works from the Collection of Peter Petrou
Nilotic, Roman, circa 2nd Century A.D. | Mosaic Border Fragment
Lot Closed
September 21, 04:47 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Nilotic
Roman, circa 2nd Century A.D.
Mosaic Border Fragment
stone/marble tesserae
depicting two Pygmies engaging in sexual intercourse next to a trelliced structure
53.5 by 63 cm.; 21 by 24¾in.
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Private collection, France, acquired on the Spanish art market in 1972;
thence by descent;
French art market, 2018;
Bonhams, London, 23 July 2020, lot 65 (part)
thence by descent;
French art market, 2018;
Bonhams, London, 23 July 2020, lot 65 (part)
A Roman fresco from Pompeii, now in the Archaeological Museum in Naples, shows Pygmies having sex as entertainment for an Pygmy outdoor banquet on the banks of the Nile.
For another fragment from the same Nilotic mosaic border, also depicting Pygmies, see Sotheby's, London, December 4th, 2018, lot 59.
For another fragment from the same Nilotic mosaic border, also depicting Pygmies, see Sotheby's, London, December 4th, 2018, lot 59.